St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09


board runs his ladder on wheels up and
down Quotes from the markets of the
world, when the gavel sounds from the
dalS and hats are taken off and heads
are turned around. Some routine mat
ter connected with the chamber has to
be attended to, and President LOring
has called the house to order. G. G.
Sturtevant stands to the left, and
grouped around are the following we'll
known members of the chamber. A
slight sketch of few of these men who
have done somuch in aiding the progress
OF this great city will non be amiss here.
BUYERS AND SELLERS.
E. r. Barber, president of the Millers'
Mutual Fire Insurance company, and
proprietor of the Cataract mill. the first
flour mill built ON the west side of the
river, was born in Vermont i'll 1852,
came out to Minneapolis with his par
ents in 1856, has resided here ever since
and been member of the chamber of
commerce since it organized.
l.. x. Brooks, of the firm of Brooks
Bros, halls from OswegO county, New
FORK, born in 1S47, came to Minnesota
IN 1856, and has been in the grain bust
ness for many years.
F. l.. Greenleaf, the vice president,
mas had all eventful life. He was born
IN Boston, Mass, in 1S47. He went to
colorado In 1865, but came to Minneapo-
lis in 1868, engaging in the boot and
shoe business for many years. finally
drifting into the grain trade. His pres
emit official position is proof of his sue
cess and the esteem in which the trade
hold him.
Llewellyan Christian was born in
Alabama, and has the swarthy appear
ance of genuine SOutherner. He has
been in the milling business since 1872:
ran the Washburn A mill when it ex-
ploded, and is now operating the Crown
roller mill and is prominent in milling
circles generally.
q. b. Kirkbride was born in Philadel-
phia in 1S49; came out west about ten
years ago; was in Duluth, but finally
settled in Minneapolis, and is now the
Secretary-treasurer of the North Star
Elevator company.
III. w. Pratt was born in ChautauQua
county, New York; has been in Mime
sofa thirty-two years, and is about the
best known man in the grain business
in the state.
William Petit fingered in his native
state of Ohio till 1872, and then came to
Minneapolis. He has never regretted
the step he took and is in love with this
state of Minnesota.
James Marshall, of the firm of Mar
shall, GriffithS q Co., is a canny Scotch
man. born, as he says himself, within
a mile of EdinbOrO' town." He came to
this state when but an infant, and has
spent his life in sampling, not old rye,
but good No. hard Minnesota grain.
He is thoroughly posted on wheat and
popular ON the floor.
James F. Cargill halls from Long
Island. He struck Minnesota in 1872.
and is known all over the state as plain
Jim Cargill.
Capt. Osgood. Charles Handy and E.
Z. Mann are three well-knOwn young
men. Charles Handy is son of Tru-
man B. Handy. who distinguished him
self some years ago by running up from
Cincinnati and clearing the boys out in
Chicago in big wheat deal.
1t would take columns to go through
the sketches of all the members, and
such men as G. NJ. Loring, c. A. Pills
bury and Anthony Kelly do not very
often come down and beside they are
too well known. Suffice it then to say
Col. Rogers, the veteran grain man can
be daily seen preparing his report for
his commercial paper. the Market
Record. Peacock can be heard propos-
ing a syndicate to break the Duluth
market which he is willing to join.
Handy, on general principles, is a bull,
but open at all times to bearish cOnvic-
tions. E. K. Norton, about the most
Stylish-lOOking man on the floor, quietly
bOOms the Red River Elevator company.
e. G. WOlcOtt lets it generally be known
he is the champion of the dOwntrodden
and Oppressed-especially the much
abused railroads, the st. Louis for in